The Vote Is Sacred Bus Tour
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with faith leaders, activists and organizers along the Vote Is Sacred Bus Tour from Interfaith Alliance
Black churches and ‘Divine Nine’ fraternities and sororities partner to boost Black vote
(RNS) — Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris shifted from vice presidential candidate to presidential nominee, 44,000 of her supporters dialed into a call dubbed
After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms
(RNS) — When former Christian artist Michael Gungor first hosted a new spiritual community in Los Angeles this year, worship began not with an organ
The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity
(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create
Chabad Jews celebrate at 5,000-square-foot sukkah in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — Sukkot is typically a quiet Jewish holiday, celebrated by hoisting a temporary structure called a sukkah outside the home and gathering
The Freedom to Read is an Essential Human – and Religious
Marking the Freedom to Read Day of Action, this week’s episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio program and podcast, features interviews with
Sleeveless Mormon temple garments, finally! Why now?
(RNS) — A couple of weeks ago, around the time of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ General Conference, I began seeing images
The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, with Matthew Taylor
In his new book, Dr. Matthew D. Taylor sheds light on the alarming rise of authoritarianism in Christian nationalist movements. In The Violent Take
On Yom Kippur, New York Jews plan to publicly mourn Palestinian deaths
(RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for
At events across the US, American Jews mark a grim anniversary
NEW YORK (RNS) — Brooklyn Jews rose from their seats in the rotunda-shaped sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim on Sunday (Oct. 6) to recite the